The Old Oak
August Auteurs
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1h 52m
Directed by Ken Loach • Drama • 2023 • UK • English, Arabic with English subtitles
Starring Dave Turner, Ebla Mari, Claire Rodgerson
Ken Loach’s deeply moving final film explores loss, fear, and the difficulty of finding hope. When a group of Syrian refugees moves to a once thriving mining village in northern England, prejudice fuels a rift between the community and its newest inhabitants. But an unlikely friendship between the owner of the local pub and a young Syrian woman offers new possibilities for the divided village.
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